Elgin Opinion
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Thanks for support of theater and kidsJul 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Steel Beam Theatre is a professional, non-equity theater in historic downtown St. Charles across from the Hotel Baker. Founded in 2001 by Donna Steele, SBT produces qual...
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Talk of wind power full of hot airJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - The Our View "Keep clean energy ..." article requires amplification. Your conclusion that local communities need ordinances covering wind turbines is on the mark, assumi...
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The owners, not the dogs, are to blameJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - The controversy over ownership of dogs such as pit bulls and Rottweilers has been ongoing for some time in Elgin and has ranged from free ownership without any strings a...
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Don't trust insurers on health care issueJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - The argument over health care is being hijacked by the health-care insurers who fear a significant loss of revenue if a government/public sponsored plan or a single-paye...
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Illinois needs a fiscal conservativeJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - When everything is said and done, the economic calamity will be termed as an attempt to redistribute the wealth of this nation. It sounds great to tax high earners to pa...
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Kids and schools are last (again) in IllinoisJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - I beg my legislators to stand up and explain the truth about the teacher's pension. Teacher pensions are not the cause of the budget crisis in Illinois. It would be fair...
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Others should follow Torres' exampleJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - When Superintendent Jose Torres turned down an $8,140 pay raise and encouraged other Elgin Area School District U-46 administrators to do the same, maybe he was leading ...
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Judge should take in pedophile priestJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - I applaud Chuck Goudie's article about Fr. Fred Lenczycki future and the pedophile situation. The Catholic leaders have buried their heads in the sand on this issue nume...
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Athletes should be next on the listJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - The end result of the corruption at the U of I is the denial of admission for qualified candidates because room has had to be made for less qualified clouted candidates ...
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Government health care better than what we haveJul 22, 2009 11:00 pm - I'm tired of the baseless scare tactics used on the health care topic. All countries ration health care services. We ration by income, class and profitability - 46 milli...